Description

ABOUT
Shatto Gallery International Photo Awards (aka SGIPA) recognizes, rewards and supports outstanding photography from all around the globe. SGIPA introduces talented photographers to the creative community in Los Angeles, United States, providing them an excellent platform to present their work to a new market. We encourage all photographers to participate in the SGIPA photo competition. Share your unique talents with the world and win awards and recognition.
Winners are selected by our respected jury of photographers and leaders in the photography world and are awarded the SGIPA trophy, cash prizes, extensive publicity showcasing their work to an audience, and much more.

CATEGORIES
*FINE ART
This category should feature images where the intention is aesthetic, revealing the subjective, creative vision of the artist, photos that express an idea, a message, or an emotion through the image and the technique used to create it.
Abstract — non-objective, experimental, or conceptual photography depicting a visual image not immediately associated with the object world
Collage — any image created by combining or pasting several images or parts of images together to create a new composition or interpretation of reality
Landscape — photography featuring landscapes in an artistic way, often enhanced, showing scenes in nature through the creative eye and techniques of the photographer
Portrait — artistic images of a person or group of people, capturing the personality of the subject by use of lighting, backdrops, poses, etc.
Still Life — photos depicting inanimate subject matter, typically a small group of objects or with a single object in focus
Special Effects — images showing how a subject or scene can be interpreted or captured by the artist using special effects or techniques (manual or digital included)
Moving Images — short, cohesive fine art moving image pieces, no longer than 5 minutes. Stop-motion films, videos, slideshows, etc. are all accepted.

*NATURE
The photos are devoted to displaying natural elements such as landscapes, wildlife, plants, and close-ups of natural scenes and textures.
Aerial — photographs taken from an aircraft, with a drone, or other flying objects, either by hand or remotely
Flowers — floral photography in any form
Landscapes — photos that capture elements of nature and the natural features of land, sky, and water. Photographs of artificial scenery, such as farm fields, orchards, and gardens, can be entered here as well
Panoramic — wide format images with horizontally elongated fields of view
Pets — photos featuring domesticated animals, including animals kept on a farm, in a zoo, or anywhere outside their natural habitat
Seasons — images with a focus on the natural seasons, and their effect on nature
Sunset — photos showing the rich colors and dramatic lighting of the sunset
Trees — photography of trees and forestry
Underwater — photographs taken while underwater, diving on the surface, scuba diving, snorkeling, swimming, or from a submersible or remotely operated underwater vehicle
Wildlife — photos documenting animals and other wildlife in their natural habitat

*PEOPLE
This category is for photographs where people are the focus, whether a single person or a group, showing the human aspect of life in all its wonderful variety.

Children — portraits of children and youth
Culture — images that tell a story about people and their culture or traditions
Family — photographs highlighting family and what it means
Lifestyle — the art of ‘every day’, photos showing real-life events or milestones, people and their way of life
Portrait — artistic images capturing the personality of a person or group of people
Self-Portrait — photos representing the artist taken by the artist

AWARDS & PROMOTIONS
*SGIPA PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
$ 1,000 cash prize and SGIPA trophy
*SGIPA CATEGORY WINNER
$ 200 cash prize and SGIPA trophy

SGIPA winners will enjoy extensive publicity throughout the year in addition to the following benefits:
Work exhibited in Los Angeles and beyond
Work showcased on the main page of our website
Press release and newsletter announcements to SGIPA community
Feature winning images in the online gallery exhibition
Printable SGIPA certificate of achievement
Winner’s Logo to be used online and on printed materials